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Welcome to Douglas County ...

Time Zone: Douglas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Armour is the Seat for Douglas County.

Douglas County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Charles Mix County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Douglas had a population of 2,921 people. This is a decrease of 2.44% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,994 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas represented 0.37% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Douglas County:

  • Armour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Armour is located in Douglas County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
  • Corsica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corsica is located in Douglas County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <2>
  • Delmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Delmont is located in Douglas County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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